Department of New Media and Communication

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (GEC) / GENERAL EDUCATION AT IUE

We believe that all Izmir University of Economics students should gain certain intellectual skills in order to recognize the depth of human knowledge and the responsibilities of concerned and engaged citizens of the world. General Education Courses (GEC) lie at the center of the intellectually transformative mission of IUE and aims to prepare students for meaningful lives of civic and ethical engagement in an ever-changing world. General Education, in essence, augments the specialized abilities students acquire in their departmental study and aims to produce practical wisdom: it asks IUE students to consider how they will best use their liberal arts and sciences educations in order to serve humanity.

This set of courses from across the spectrum of liberal arts and sciences transcends disciplinary boundaries, challenges students to make intellectual connections across various specializations, and explores fascinating social, cultural, scientific, and historical topics while encouraging critical thinking and ethical reasoning, and helping to understand the cultures and values that shape them.

To fulfill General Education requirements, students will take courses from these topical areas:

Mathematics and Computer Sciences (POOL 1)
Natural and Life Sciences (POOL 2)
Economics (POOL 3)
Humanities (POOL 4)
Art and Communication (POOL 5)
Ethics and Public Awareness (POOL 6)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (POOL 7)

POOL 004 - GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
GEHU 202		Current Issues in World Politics	3	0	3	6
GEHU 203		Modern World History	3	0	3	5
GEHU 204		Fundamentals of Philosophy	3	0	3	6
GEHU 205		Social Problems	3	0	3	6
GEHU 206		Italian Culture	3	0	3	4
GEHU 207		Turkish Cuisine Culture	3	0	3	6
GEHU 209		History of Civilizations I	3	0	3	6
GEHU 210		Principles of Social Sciences I	3	0	3	6
GEHU 215		Introduction to Politics	3	0	3	6
GEHU 216		History of Civilizations II	3	0	3	6
GEHU 218		Principles of Social Sciences II	3	0	3	6
GEHU 301		Storytelling in Brand Communication	3	0	3	5
GEHU 302		Popular Culture	3	0	3	6
GEHU 303		Ecology, Politics, Planetary Thinking	3	0	3	4
GEHU 307		Everyday Life and Sociology	3	0	3	6
POOL 005 - GEC- Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
GEAR 201		History of Textiles and Costume	3	0	3	6
GEAR 203		Masterpieces in Music History	3	0	3	4
GEAR 206		Eras and Composers in Music	3	0	3	6
GEAR 211		Communication, Literature and Philosophy	3	0	3	5
GEAR 212		Basic Photography	2	2	3	6
GEAR 213		Art Movements and Artists of the 20th Century	3	0	3	4
GEAR 214		Presentation Skills in Communication	1	2	3	4
GEAR 216		Visual Literacy	3	0	3	5
GEAR 220		Fine and Applied Arts from the Ottoman Era to Contemporary Turkey	3	0	3	4
GEAR 301		Introduction to Arts and Drawing	3	0	3	6
GEAR 302		World Museums	3	0	3	6
GEAR 303		Clothes in the Movies	2	2	3	4
GEAR 305		Turkish Cinema	3	0	3	4
GEAR 306		Hollywood Cinema	3	0	3	4
GEAR 307		Contemporary World Cinema	3	0	3	4
GEAR 308		Contemporary Debates and Practise in Photography	3	0	3	5
GEAR 322		Universal Design	3	0	3	4
POOL 006 - GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
GEET 202		Multiculturalism and Globalization	3	0	3	5
GEET 203		Drugs and Society	3	0	3	4
GEET 304		Ethical Decision Making	3	0	3	4
GEET 309		Occupational Health and Safety	3	0	3	5
GEET 310		Gender and Media	3	0	3	4
GEET 311		Politics of Human Rights	3	0	3	4
GEET 312		History of the Women’s Rights Movement	3	0	3	6

NEWSALL NEWS

‘Media’ Summit at Izmir University of Economics

International Press Institute (IPI) organized a symposium on ‘Economy and Financial Sustainability of Media’ hosted by Izmir University of Economics ...

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Received a special invitation from the USA for the Italian director's documentary

Dr. Alper Gedik, Lecturer at Department of New Media and Communication, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), went to the USA ...

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Laura Aymerich-Franch visited our department

Laura Aymerich-Franch who is currently a senior research fellow at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) was a visiting scholar in the ...

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Women and the Media in the Middle East

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nahed Eltantawy, who will be visiting the Media and Communication Department as a part of the Fulbright ...

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A Partnership Agreement between the Department of Media and Communication and Izmir Journalists Association

“Local Media in Izmir”, a panel organized by the Department of Media and Communication, Izmir University of Economics, was held ...

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MET WITH COMMUNICATION WORLD

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